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Grilled Halloumi

Name: Grilled Halloumi
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Cyprus
Ingredients: 250g Halloumi Cheese; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 1/2 Lemon; A pinch Mint Leaves; To taste Pita Bread

Side Dish

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Cyprus's famous non-melting cheese, grilled golden and eaten with mint and lemon.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Halloumi is a cheese native to Cyprus made from goat's and sheep's milk. It resists melting when heated, and when grilled it turns crisp outside with a uniquely squeaky, dense inside. Grilled halloumi is indispensable in Cypriot meze (assorted starters), and in summer it's sometimes eaten with watermelon. It's considered emblematic of the island's culture.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a village taverna in Cyprus, golden-grilled halloumi arrives on a small plate, squeezed with lemon and scattered with mint.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Halloumi Cheese 250g
Olive oil 1 tbsp
Lemon 1/2
Mint Leaves A pinch
Pita Bread To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the halloumi 1cm thick and pat dry with paper towels.
Lightly oil a frying pan with olive oil and heat over medium.
Lay in the halloumi and cook about 2 minutes per side until browned.
Plate, squeeze over lemon, and scatter with mint leaves.
Serve with warm pita bread.

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